Lesson 8 Day 3
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Question of the Day
• What are some unusual things you have seen
animals do?
• What if anything, do you think the animals
were trying to communicate?
• Name one unusual, interesting, or funny thing
you have seen animals do. What do you think
the animal was trying to do or to
communicate?
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Read Aloud
• What is the purpose of reading a poem
again?
• for enjoyment
• to listen to the rhythm and rhyme
• to appreciate meaning
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Read Aloud
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Phonics and Spelling
• Remember that ow and ou are both ways to spell the
sound /ou/.
• Read these words and use them in a sentence.
• brown
• shout
• towel
• mouth
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Phonics and Spelling
• The letters oi and oy can both stand for the sound
/oi/.
• Which letters stand for the /oi/ sound in these
words?
• boy
• annoy
• oyster
• joy
• royal
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Phonics and Spelling
• Which letters make the /oi/ sound in these
words?
• join
• voice
• ointment
• noise
• foil
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Phonics and Spelling
• These words are made up and have no
meaning but you can still use the spelling and
pronunciation rules you know to decode
them.
• poy
koist
noiling
• encloy
voin
thoyer
• gloice
shoy
chointed
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Phonics and Spelling
• There is a spelling rule that will help you know
when the sound /oi/ is made with oi and
when it is spelled with oy.
• an/noy , oy/ster, oint/ment, roy/al
• OY is used at the end of a syllable and oi is
used in other situations.
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Phonics and Spelling
Which word is spelled correct?
destroy
employ
choyce
poynt
spoyl
soybean
destoi
emploi
choice
point
spoil
soibean
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Fluency
• Good readers…
• use punctuation to tell them when to pause or stop
and what tone of voice to use.
• a comma signals a pause
• a period signals a stop for a statement.
• a question mark signals a stop for a question.
• an exclamation signals a stop for something exciting
or important.
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Fluency
• I am going to read aloud a passage from “How
Animals Talk.” I will let the punctuation guide
me. I will pause at commas and stop at
periods. If I see a question mark, I will make
my voice sound questioning. If I see an
exclamation point, I will make my voice sound
excited or scared.
• Listen as I read the first paragraph on page
236.
• What did you notice about my reading?
• Reread this paragraph with me.
• Read the next paragraph with your partner.
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Main Idea and Details
• The main idea is the most important idea in a piece
of writing.
• Supporting details are the information and facts that
tell about the main idea. Not all details in a passage
support the main idea. These details might be
interesting, but they do not necessarily support the
main idea.
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Main Idea and Details
• Read the second parargraph on page 238. What is
the main idea?
• Male and female spiders communicate.
• What details in the passage support the main idea?
• What details in the passage do not support the main
idea?
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Main Idea and Details
• Read page 240.
• Fill in a chart like the one below.
Main Idea
Big birds called
albatrosses are getting
to know each other.
Supporting Detail
A male gooney bird
dances for his mate.
Non-supporting Detail
These birds are also
called gooney birds.
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Good readers
use reference
sources to
help them find
information.
There are many print reference
sources.
A few examples are.....
A dictionary is a book
people use to find a
word’s meaning, spelling,
part of speech, and
pronunciation.
Dictionaries are
organized in
alphabetical order with
guide words at the top
of each page.
A thesaurus is a book people use to
find synonyms. Synonyms are words
that mean almost the same thing. A
thesaurus is set up like a dictionary.
happycheerful, joyful, glad,
delighted, pleased,
satisfied, content
An atlas is a book people use
to find a map of a state,
country, or part of the world.
An encyclopedia is a set of
books that people use to find
information. Topics are
arranged in alphabetical order.
There are also technology
reference sources.
A few examples are.....
computer
CDs
DVDs
People use the internet to find
many kinds of information. You
can read documents, see pictures
and artwork, listen to music, and
take a virtual tour of many places.
Let’s
practice!
Which reference source would
you use to find a word that
means the same as the word
“smart”?
A. dictionary
B. thesaurus
C. atlas
thesaurus
If I had to do a project
on Rosa Parks, where would
I look to find information on
her?
A. dictionary
B. atlas
C. encyclopedia
encyclopedia
If I want to take a trip to Disney
World, which reference source would
help me figure out how to get there?
A. atlas
B. encyclopedia
C. thesaurus
atlas
If I wasn’t sure how to spell a
word, which reference source
would I look in?
A. atlas
B. encyclopedia
C. dictionary
dictionary
What reference source could
you use to look up information
about President Obama?
A. atlas
B. thesaurus
C. internet
internet
True or False:
A printer is an example of
a reference source.
FALSE
BONUS:
What is a search engine?
It is a special tool on the
internet. People use search
engines to find out what they
need to know about a topic.
BONUS:
What is a website?
It is a location on the
internet that gives people
information about a topic.
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Build Robust Vocabulary
• When you flick a light switch, what happens.
• How would you flick a bug that was bothering you?
• How could you alert someone to danger?
• How does a baby bird alert its mother that it is
hungry?
• What signal might you use to greet a friend?
• What signal does a stoplight give to a driver?
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Build Robust Vocabulary
• Who is more likely to chatter, a group planning a
party or a girl reading a book?
• Name some places where it is okay to chatter and
where it is not okay to chatter.
• Does a horse look better before or after someone
grooms it?
• What do you do to groom yourself before you go to
school?
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Build Robust Vocabulary
Would a race car charging around a race track be easy to see?
What would you do if a crocodile were charging at you?
Is a kitten usually ferocious?
Is a ferocious animal dangerous or safe?
• Which bird is dominant: a baby robin or a bald eagle?
• Would a dominant runner be slower than other runners?
• What kind of conflict might there be between two elephant
seals?
• How would you act if you were in a conflict with a friend?
• How can you communicate with a friend who lives far away?
• How do two male elephant seals communicate with each
other?
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DOL
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Grammar
• Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun.
• These are abbreviations for the days of the week.
• Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.
Dec.
• These are the abbreviations for the months of the
year.
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Grammar
Help me write abbreviations for the following words.
Wednesday, October 3
Wed., Oct. 3
Tuesday, November 14
Tues., Nov. 14
Sunday, June 17
Sun., June 17
Saturday, August 9
Sat., Aug. 9
• WB pg. 28
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Writing
• Read page 240. What type of language is used
in this description.
• This language creates an image of the birds as
funny and interesting.
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Writing
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A Description
Uses vivid words that appeal to the senses.
Uses precise words that give specific information
about the topic.
Uses different types of language.
Includes a main idea for each paragraph.
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Writing
• Use the graphic organizer from yesterday to
help you draft a description of the animal you
have chosen.
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